International Uyghur Forum 2026

This year marks the tenth year since the mass internment campaign that began in 2016. Rather than receding, the persecution of the Uyghur people has deepened and evolved. The infrastructure of repression has been entrenched, refined, and in many respects normalized — domestically by the Chinese government and internationally by the silence or complicity of economic and diplomatic partners.

The forum will focus on international responses to the Uyghur genocide and the full spectrum of ongoing human rights violations, including racial discrimination, physical and psychological torture, forced labour, transnational repression, restrictions on freedom of religion or belief, linguistic and cultural erasure, and the systematic separation of Uyghur families.

As of early 2026, eleven parliaments — the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Lithuania, Taiwan, and the European Parliament — have formally recognized that the crimes committed against the Uyghur people constitute genocide and/or crimes against humanity.

In August 2022, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights concluded that violations against Uyghurs may constitute crimes against humanity. In December 2021, the independent Uyghur Tribunal confirmed genocide and crimes against humanity were taking place in East Turkistan.

The forum aims to bring together approximately 150 participants, including parliamentarians, politicians, leading Uyghur rights advocates, civil society representatives, scholars, legal experts, journalists, Uyghur leaders, and Uyghur witnesses from around the world.

IUF 2022 — Brussels, Belgium

The first forum brought together European policymakers and human rights advocates to address the crisis facing the Uyghur community.

IUF 2023 — Tokyo, Japan

Held in Tokyo, the second forum expanded the conversation to Asia-Pacific partners and international civil society.

IUF 2026 — Berlin, Germany

The third edition continues the tradition of building a global coalition for Uyghur rights and justice.

I am delighted to announce the "International Uyghur Forum (IUF) – Ten Years Since the Camps: From Recognition to Accountability – What's Next?", which will be held from 11–13 June 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

On behalf of the World Uyghur Congress, I am honored to welcome distinguished international participants, including parliamentarians, scholars, civil society representatives, Uyghur leaders, witnesses, camp survivors, and members of the global Uyghur diaspora. We gather with a shared purpose: to deepen cooperation and advance concrete, coordinated actions to address the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples, in the context of an increasingly complex regional and international security environment spanning East Turkistan, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Over the past decade, there has been important progress in raising international awareness. A growing number of parliaments, governments, and independent bodies have recognized that the crimes committed against the Uyghur people constitute genocide and crimes against humanity. Yet recognition alone is not enough. In the absence of sustained, coordinated, and meaningful action, these violations have persisted and, in many respects, become normalized.

Our objective is clear: to move decisively from recognition to accountability. This means strengthening enforcement against forced labour in global supply chains, ensuring protection for Uyghur refugees and diaspora communities, safeguarding linguistic and cultural rights, advancing family reunification, and pursuing credible legal avenues to hold perpetrators accountable.

The time to act is now.

On behalf of the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights, we are pleased to support the upcoming International Uyghur Forum (IUF) – "Ten Years Since the Camps: From Recognition to Accountability – What's Next?", taking place from 11–13 June 2026 in Berlin.

We are honored to welcome this important gathering and its distinguished participants — including parliamentarians, scholars, civil society representatives, Uyghur leaders, and members of the global Uyghur diaspora. As this year marks ten years since the establishment of the camps, we come together with a shared purpose: to strengthen cooperation and advance concrete action in response to the ongoing Uyghur genocide, transnational repression, and forced Uyghur labour — issues that extend beyond the Uyghur community and pose broader challenges to global security and human rights.

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